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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-05
NOT YET.
NO RELIEF TO The RAILROADS.
Temporary Interstate Commerce De-
cisiOn Expected.
n mas be given To-dsy-No neetine this Week
after wednesday Of the Commission.

WASHINGTON. April 4. - The Inter
State Commerce session. this morning.
promulgated the following rule of pro-
ceedings:
Applications made for the official
action of the Commission shall be made
by petition which shall set forth the
facts on which they are founded and
shall be verified by the oath of the
applicant or some authorized agent or
attorney
Congressman Butterworth, of Ohio.
appeared with several gentlemen repre-
senting the ''river interests and asked.
in their report, opportunity To he heard
in relation to matters presented by the
representative of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association. They We're
given copies of such documents as are
filed by the railroad men and withdrew
to consider what steps they would take.
Messrs. w. III. Ross, III. ID. johnson. 5.
Waxelhaut and j. +. Hanson, the COM
mittee representing the Chamber of
Commerce. of Macon, Ga, were accord
ell a hearing upon the subject brought up
by the Atlanta Board and the Southern
Railroad men on Saturday. They sub
mitted an elaborate written argument in
support of the petition for the suspen-
sion of the operation of the long and
short haul clause. Ii embOdies schedules
showing that after the law goes into ef-
feet the rates between Macon and North
ern points will be increased from eight
cen to thirty per cent.
E. S. Russell, attorney for the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company presented
a memorial praying that it be permitted
To maintain its local rates at non-com-
petitive points and meet compe-
ton at junction points by re-
duced rates. 1t sets forth that the line
and that it is crossed by twenty or more
lines from the Mississippi river,
thus bringing il into competition
at many points with the water lines.
The revenues of the road are, at present.
barely sufficient to cover the fixed
charges and any reduction would en-
danger its solvency. Mr.. Russell asked
an opprtunity to address the commission
on "Wednesday and was informed that
this would be accorded.
1t is expected that provisional ruling
will be made tomorrow on the petition
of the Southern Railway and Steamboat
Association with respect to a continu-
ance of the present rates temporarily. 1t
is likely THAT the session of this week will
not be continued after "Wednesday even
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their heads look wise, and smile know
! ingly.
Tallahassee has been lying dormant for
Years but within the past few months
the citizens have found out that the dolce
far nientd life is becoming ruinous; they
begin to awaken and are making an ef.
fort Ia make the Capital City n capital
one indeed, both in name and In point of
business; ON all sides new enterprises are
being discussed. Here IL is phosphates,
there IL IL railroads and in another place
building boom, and 30 ON. Real estate
is advancing ON all sides, business bright
ening up, and the downcast looks have
given way to smiling countenances.
The Thomasville and Tallahassee Rail
road has been assured the money asked
has been subscribsd and placed in the
hanks for the Plant Company To begin
work, which will commence Monday by
placing the railroad company corps and
surveyors in the field. Both home peo-
pie and strangers seem to vie with
each other in pushing the work forward
Ia its early completion. The road will be
thirty miles in length and will pass
through the cream of the country. skirt
ing along the beautiful lakes, traversing
over some of the finest farming and graz
ing country in Middle Florida Another
railroad, which the citizens are building
their hopes upon, is the one coming from
your city; they can hardly realize It's
snIninaF lint hon haal.l hkf s...sl
who sign their names as incorporaton,
they have come Ia the conclusion
that the gentlemen mean business, and
are willing Ia cooperate with them. II
will surely be a death-blow To old fogy-
ism in Middle Florida. Come ON with
the road, Birmingham and Tallahassee
will gladly shake hands with the Gem
City.
Villa Mitchell, the old homestead Of
Judge Gwynn, has taken stride In the
market of real estate venture. DIR.
Mitchell has laid the beautiful spot out
into lots. and ON last Thursday portion
of il was sold To Northern and home
people at good prices. II was big move
In real estate, and that charming sub
urb will add greatly 10 the growing city.
Those who have purchased did not buy
for speculative purposes. but bought
home sites, AS already IA number Of fine
residences have been contracted for. by
both home people and strangers.
The leading topic of conversation, out
side of railroads. In phosphates. Hardly
a day passes but that some one comes up
from the Wakulla country with finds.
enthusiastic over the big fortune await
ing them.
A number Of gentlemen from different
points, both North and South, have been
prospecting the country over, and they
report very favorably. So much 80,
that they have invested in large tracts OF
land wherein the phosphatcs are sup
posed Ia be hidden. The specimens
found are said 10 be- equally as good, and
in some instances better, than the Charles
ton phosphates. IL so, Middle Florida
will he heard from, and that too In a tone
not unmistakable. "R. r."
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THE STRIKE SEASON.
Over 5000 Carpenters im Chicago and
1.1OO In Cincinnati Out.

CHICAGO. April 4.-Over six thousand
carpenters went out on strike this
morning. They have resolved that
nothing shall be done i'm their
line until all the bosses, or at least
a great majority of them,
have acceded To their demands-eight
hours per day and thirty-five cents per
hour. Thus far only ninety employers
have expressed Willingness to come to
terms with the men. while ;Sp0 of the
other bosses have either positively re-
fused or kept silent.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-Nearly LOO
carpenters went out ON "A strike to-day
for a nine-hour day for $3.50 and eight
hours on Saturday II is said that the
last demand il the one the employers re-
fused To yield to.
The Typographical Union. at a meet
ing held yesterday. decided to advance
the price of composition ON morning
newspapers To - cents per thousand,
and notified newspapers that the new
rate would take effect at O'Clock this
morning. The proprietors have not yet
taken any action.
HARTFORD, CONN, April 4.-Members
of the Painters Union, which last Fri
day voted to demand ten hours pay for
nine hours work, went ON a strike this
morning. The strikers say they number
800, but it does not appear that over
100 men have quit work.
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The Boiler Cut Her Head on.

CINCINNATI, April At 0 o'clock
this morning the boiler in Crawford's
planning mill at the foot of Evans street
in this city, exploded with terrible force
demolishing the engine house and dan
gerously wounding four workmen. The
boiler itself went spinning through the
roof going a distance of 500 yards, where
it fell on a shanty boat ut the edge of the
river. 1t demolished the boat and in
stantly killed Mrs. Elizabeth McLeary
who was at her work in one end of it.
Her head was cut completely off and one
leg was found inside the boilor. Her
husband. who was sleeping in the next
room, was uninjured, but terribly fright
ened. The damage to- the mill Is several
thousand dollars. The cause of the ex-
plosion is not yet known.
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FOUR FIRES IN ONE DAY.
CIarksvilIe. Tenn, Loses TwentyFOur
Buildings-Loss S25O.OOO.

CIarksvilIe. Tenn, Loses TwentyFOur
Buildings-Loss S25O.OOO.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 4.-Clarks-
vile, Tenn, yesterday suffered the most
destructive fire in its history. there being
four alarms between a. IN. and p. m.
and losses aggregating $25O,O0O. The
first alarm was from shoe shop between
Second and Commerce streets, a strong
wind sweeping the flames to Franklin
street before they We're checked. At IL
a. IN. a second alarm sounded, the
smouldering flames leaping up again.
and several of the largest buildings We're
burned to the ground. At 3 p m. an
alarm sounded for a fire in the Franklin
Hotel, and at : p. m. for fire in Elders
Opera House, but both were extinguish-
ell with slight loss. First street and a
part of Franklin street is swept clean,
twenty-four buildings being burned. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
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4 FOOLISH FORGERY.
Jenerson Davis Was Not Invited B,
will IBe.

Jenerson Davis Was Nat Invited Hat
will Bs-
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April tit is the
custom of the literary societies of Will
liam Jewell College, at Liberty, each
year, to select a distinguished man to de-
liver an address during the commence
ment exercises. AT joint meeting of
the societies, two weeks ago, freshman
named ROddy, nominated Jefferson
Davis to deliver an address this year
and read what he declared to be letter
he had received from Mr.. Davis i'm reply
to one he had written. In the course of
the letter Mr.. Davis said, if invited to ad-
dress the societies, he would gladly do so.
Suspecting the genuineness of the let
ter, the students appointed a committee
which wrote to the exPresident of the
Confederacy asking if he had received a
communication from Roddy and if he
had replied as stated. A few days ago
the Committee heard from Mr.. Davis.
He said he had received no communion
tion upon the subject mentioned in the
committees letter and that he could not
nave WTitten the letter Feau Dy honuy
because he was not at the place at which
it was dated at the time. He added that
he would not say whether or not he
would deliver an address at William
Jewell College until he was informed
whether such an act was desirable. The
students inferred from this intimation
that MIR. Davis would favorably consid-
er such an intimation and at the next
regular meeting they will vote to invite
him.
The commencement exercises will be
held in June. As for young Roddy, he
will lie tried by the students upon
charges of forgery and misrepresen ta-
ton and will probably be expelled from
the society of which he is a member.
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NEW RAILROAD MOVEMENT.
East and West Connections Across
the Mountains In Virginia.

PHILADELPHIA, April i.-lt is officially
announced that the preliminary contract
has been executed between the Louis
Vile and Nashville and the Norfolk and
Western railroad companies by the
terms of which each company promptly
To cause surveys to Ice made with "A view
To constructing an extension of It's lines
Ia point of connection in Wise County.
Va.
The extension of the Nashville and
Louisville Railroad will he from Corhin
Station, ON their present Knoxville
branch through the Cumberland Valley
of Kentucky. and the extension of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad will be
from Graham Station. ON their new river
division, through the Clinch Valley of
Virginia. The total length of the line Ia
be constru tod is about two hundred
miles, and a meeting point will be east
Of the Cumberland Mountains, i'm Wise
county, Virginia; each company will
have about one hundred miles Ia con-
struct. and the work will be pushed To
completion a. rapidly as possible.
Engineers have been engaged for sever
al months past in the location of the
line. and the Louisville and Nashville
Company has already 81 miles of their
portion of the work under contract and
Ia he completed during the month Of
August of the present year.
Ii Is expected that the entire line
will be completed and "a connection
made within the next twelve months.
IL is not intended that the opening
Of the new line shall in any way inter
fere with the arrangements for the inter
change of traffic between the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad and its present
Eastern or Northern connections. or be-
tween the Norfolk and Western Rail
road and ITS Western connections, hut il
Is expected that the construction Of the
new line will result ia much additional
and new business to both companies.
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N INADEQUATE PUNISHMENT.

Three Year.' Impri~snmsnt for Horse
Whipping = Judge-The Latter's Suicide.
MT. STERLING, KY, April Al. j..
Corneilson was at 3 O'Clock yesterday
morning, arrested and placed in Jail to
serve out a three years sentence for hav-
ing horse whipped Judge Reid. who sub
sequently committed suicide The
friends of CorneilsOn went To Governor
Knott. Saturday. to try to get a respite
until this term of the court closed, as
CorneilsOn was an attorney in several
cases pending. Governor Knott refused
to grant a respite and the arrest was
made upon the return of his friends.
His Imprisonment il to he in the County
jail.
The New York World says of this
case: Probably no tragedy out OF the
hundreds that Kentucky furnishes every
year possesses such dramatic situations
or offers 50 clear an insight into that un-
written law that governs the actions OF
men there, as this case of Judge Reid
and lawyer COrneilson. Judge Reid was
an upright man. with deep religious con-
victions-sO deep, indeed. that they
never found expression in words as
much as in deeds. John CorneilsOn was
an everyday lawyer, with case in
Judge Reid's court. In May, 1884, at
the Mount Sterling County Court. the
case was decided against him. Cor
nelson felt sore at Judge Reid's decision.
and calling at the latter's office thrashed
him with horsewhip.
The law does not interfere in a case
like this-at least Kentucky law does
not. There was only one way To settle
the difficulty. and that was for Judge
Reid to shoot his assailant. Everybody
expected this quite as a matter Of course.
The newspapers announced that the
Judge would shoot Corneilson. and pre-
pared obituaries of the latter. Fri, nds
services for the coming trouble.
The day passed and Corneilson was
still alive. A week went by and Judge
Reid had made no effort to kill his adver
sary. Kentucky could not stand it.
The press urged him to act. So did his
friends. The pressure was too great for
mortal man to bear. The dilemma was
a plain one. Either Judge Reid must
kill or be branded coward. He was a
deeply religious man, and could not COM
NIT murder even under provocatiOn.
He was tenderly sensitive, and could not
bear the name of coward. There was
but one avenue of escape-death. So he
did shoot-nOt CorneilsOn, his insulter,
Gated
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AFTER THE DESSERT.
A Dinner Party of Nine Poisoned with
lee Cream.

Dinner Party of Nine Poisoned with
lee Cream.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 4.-Nine per
sons were seriously poisoned by eating
ice cream, yesterday. Police Sergeant
Heidrick had invited several friends to a
Sunday dinner. the dessert consisted
principally of ice cream, which Mrs.
Heidrick had made the evening before
Shortly after dinner had been cleared
away Sergeant Heidrick and his daughter
Mabel, aged 10 years. were taken vio-
lently ill and had to be put to bed. Mrs.
Heidrick next succumbed to the same
symptoms. sickness at the stomach and
vomiting, and was followed in rapid
succession by Sergeant Heidrick. Mrs.
Phillip Alsworth, Mrs. Sam. Bowen.
Mrs. Preston Brown. Mrs. Cobb. Capt
Geo. T. O'Haven and little Herber Held
rick. Every bed and cot in the house
soon found an occupant, writhing and
groaning with racking pains that sue
ceeded nausea. Three doctors were hastily
called and Immediately set to work upon
the sufferers. 1t was evident that some
poisonous substance was in the ice
cream. The doctors think all the pa
tients will recover
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-05
OUTLOOK IN TALLAHASSEE.
senators aud Railroads Ia the Capital
City-The Psiatka and Sorthwe.tern
Railway The Middle Florida Boom.
C.tI.-.unndance Of tn. PALATkA NEMs.

GHy-The PaIatka and Sorthwestern
Railway The Middle Florida Boom.
Correspondence of the PALATKA NEWS.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA, April 2, 1887.
Not seeing in your valuable paper any
communication from this city, the Cap
ital, except a special dispatch now and
then. Take the liberty Of giving you few
notes of the doings at the seat Of govern
ment Of the State. Legislative memb ers
are beginning to show up from all quar-
ters, and boarding house keepers are ON
the qai ciUe a. To the possibilities Of en-
tertaining the lawmakers. At the st.
James can be found the advance guard
Of the late Senator, in the person Of his
son, G. w. Jones. He is a quite gentle
manly young man, having nothing to say
in regard to his father sfuture movement,
but it is understood thoroughly here,
that he Is looking very carefully over
the field To see how the land lies, and
abide his time. The Senator is looked
for at any day. aud Of course, there Is am
unusual fiutter among officials, whom he
threatens to unearth when time is called.
We have looked over the ground pretty
thoroughly, and interviewed a number
of his former friends. bat they only shake
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-05
CAUCUSING.
Selection Of emocratIc Candidates Tor 0NSces Of
the Florida Legislature Ness From
tallahassee

Special to the PALATKA NEWS.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. April 4.-The
town is filling up with members and
candidates in the proportion of about
three of the latter To one of the former.
About sixty-five members are here; the
rest are expected tonight. The after
noon session of the free caucus for
the benefit of candidates for the several
petty offices was held in the lobby of the
ST. James Hotel and all over the street
in front. According to the recent class
ification the Senate will be composed of
"A Democrats, Republicans, 2 indie
pendent Democrats, and indie
dependant. The House, of Demo-
Gratis, 50; Republicans. 13; Independent
Democrats, 3; Independents, 3; indie
pendent Republicans. l. The joint eau
Gus tonight to fix the status of the
doubtfuls will be followed by a separate
caucus on organization From the pres
ent indications in the House, PascO will
be Speaker, Reynolds Chief Clerk. The
others are doubtful. In the Senate Fin
ley will he Secretary, Bottrell Assistant:
the others doubtful.
Most of the members are non-cOmmit-
tai as to their choice for Senator. Those
willing to express themselves are mostly
for BlOxham or Perry. Much interest
is manifested in the probable presence
of ex-senator Jones. His son declines
to say, if he knows. whether the ex-
Senator, may be expected or not. The
contest is really between Perry and
Bloxham. The Perry men are quiet but
hopeful.
The caucus adopted a resolution that
all Democrats, members elect of the
Legislature, who will abide by the action
of the Democratic caucus. be invited to
participate in its deliberations. The
caucus of the separate Houses on Organi-
zation resulted as follows: Senate-Sec-
retary. G.. A. Finley, of Columbia county;
Assistant Secretary, q. A. Baltzell, Jack
son county, Reading Secretary, b. r.
Milan, Sumter county; Sergeant-at-
Arms, w. w. Moore, Bradford county.
The House b Pasco, Jeffer-
son county; Chief Clerk, w. III. Rey-
nolds, Polk county; Assistant Clerk. ID.
q. Mcleod, Walton county; Sergeant-at-
Arms, John Sparrow. Gadsslen county.
CHoATE
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-05
IN WEST PUTNAM,
Farms, Fences aud stock Among Our
Pianters-Fenc. burning the sabbath
-Bsrries and Cream and Fish.
Correspondence of the PALATKA NEWS


Pisnters-Fenc. burning the sabbath
-Bsrrie- and Cream aud Fish.
Correspondence of the PALATKA NEWS
PUTNAM HALL, April 2, 1887.
notice that several Of your correspon-
dents speak of experience with "cold
winds. "frosts," etc; one even declar-
ing that the river was great protection.
This may be true, hut the fact remains
that out here among the lakes, we were
unconscious Of cold winds or frost since
January. Tender vegetables and plants
on my place have been set back by
drought, but certainly we have not suf-
fered from cold.
our neighbor, Mr.. Seigler, had 100
panels of fence burned, apparently by
some malicious rascal who trusted 10 the
sanctty of the Sabbath to make bad
deed good. On any other day IL would
have been quickly discovered in a neigh
borhood where all work during the
week and go to church on Sunday.
The rain has come at last. and all ma
ture feels its revivifying influence; the
farmers have taken on n smile, and our
fields promise a fine crop.
Would not our farmers take a step for
ward il they could abolish the use OF
fences to keep hogs outy Cast up the
value Of the hogs IN your Beighborhood.
brother farmers, and compare II with
the cost Of your fences. ! think 500
would buy all the hogs in my vicinity
they are all razor ks but these com
pei us to put three times that amount In
fences, which IL all unproductipe
capital taken from pockets which
are already too thinly lined with cash.
We could fence at half cost against our
cows, which are really valuable property
when too many are not kept. Let us Inn
prove our stock Of cattle instead Of buy
ing more, and we shall have less waste
land, and will finally be able TO put the
cost of fencing where II will be produc-
tive. Where AN expenditure Of twenty
dollars is necessary to turn hogs, eight
dollars will protect ms from cows, and
hope my brother farmers will think over
the matter and speak through THE PA
LATKA NEWS.
The Ladies Missionary Society met on
the Both inst. at the residence OF Mr..
Couthen, and are putting in some good
work.
Our strawberry men are boasting Of
their sales, and showing solid returns In
dollars and cents. Just come out and
see what pans Of berries and cream and
mush we can give you in exchange for
your yarns.
Uncle Sam may think he knows best,
but we need mail out here oftener than
twice week. We are no longer In the
back-woods. and our mail carrier com
plains that his sacks are too heavy and
that he should be- paid for more than
two trips. Democratic economy should
not be insisted upon to the prejudice of
our educational facilities.
We also need another voting place la
this precinct, and hope some energetic
person will take the matter in hand, get
up the necessary petition and push IL
through our Board of County Commis-
sioners.
Come among Us, Mr.. Editor. stop TO
dinner and let's go fishing. W.
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THE LABOR PARTY STRONG.
~ CARRIES 81 Republican stronghold IL
Cincinnati.


Cincinnati.
CINcINNATI. April 4.-rhe most inter
esting, surprising and uncertain election
for years, was that of to-day Al this
writing. 9p. M. the best experts in fore
casting results are AT loss, and give
their estimates with reservations Ia cover
coming returns. The uncertainty arises
from AN unexpectedly large vote for the
Labor party, and from its queer distribu-
tion. II was at first thought that this
party would draw its strength more
from the Democrats than from the Re
publicans, but returns now in show
heavy drafts in the Republican districts.
especially la the German quarter. The
eleventh ward German ward, hitherto
a Republican stronghold. has been car
ried to-day by the Labor party. There
are l65 precincts in the city. OF these
"a have been heard from, and they show
Republican loss of 4,6 on the vote for
Comptroller year ago, when the Re
publican majority was $3.50.
Assuming that the same rate of loss
will be maintained in the precincts yet
To hear from, the Republican candidate
for Mayor will be elected 10y a plurality
of about four thousand. But as before
limited il il not safe to make estimates,
the vote is SO very irregular. The rela-
tive aggregate vote of the first twenty
four precincts is as follows: Smith, Re
publican, 2.573; Matson. Democrat, L.
365: Stevenson, Labor, 500. such
care was taken that there is no suspicion
of false count.